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A Halvorsen Loader backs up to the ramp of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at the 433rd Airlift Wing in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts August, 30, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd AW transported 27 pallets and 64 medical personnel to Houston to support flood victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Critical Care Air Transportation Team Airmen board a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts August 30, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. CCATT is a highly specialized medical team consisting of a physician, critical care nurse, and respiratory therapist who provide critical care during air transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Loadmasters with the 68th Airlift Squadron and personnel from the 502nd Air Base Wing load cargo onto a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts August, 30, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd AW transported 27 pallets and 64 medical personnel to Houston to support the flood victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Aerial porters with the 26th Aerial Port Squadron use cargo netting to secure pallets in preparation for a C-5M Super Galaxy load in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts August, 30, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing transported 27 pallets and 64 medical personnel to Houston to support flood victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Aerial porters with the 26th Aerial Port Squadron secure emergency relief cargo to pallets in preparation for a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft load in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts August, 30, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing transported 27 pallets and 64 medical personnel to Houston to support flood victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Texas Reserve Wing assists with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Published Sept. 2, 2017
By Ms. Minnie Jones
433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas --

Late in the evening of Aug. 30, 2017, Critical Care Air Transportation Teams from the 59th Medical Wing here, and from other Air Force units around the country; supplies and equipment were manifested on board a 433rd Airlift Wing, C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft bound for Houston.

The mission was to deliver medical personnel, equipment and supplies to support relief efforts after the devastation that Hurricane Harvey left behind.

The "Alamo Wing," got the call earlier in the week, that they may be called up; aircrews were then placed in Bravo Alert status until a requirement was identified by Air Mobility Command's Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Under these circumstances, little is known about the mission until the unit receives the specifics. In this case, the place was Bush International Airport, the cargo; 64 medical personnel and 80,000 tons of supplies and equipment. Members of the 26th Aerial Port Squadron manifested and loaded the equipment.

Once the massive aircraft landed in Houston, Airmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group from the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, unloaded the supplies quickly as possible and stored the cargo in one of the airport’s hangers, waiting for further instructions.

After the load, was downloaded, the Super Galaxy left Houston, headed for its next mission.